Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-10

developing . commercial and . populou
center, cannot ignore the elaimsfo for chsape
freights.
Al We suggested, on yesterday. the North
ern Pacific and the Union Pacific nigh
solve this problem by dividing Up the trail
fe on coke and salt. It is within the prov
ince Of the Northern Pacific to haul tn,
coke become more Immediately tributary
to the source of supply; and the same i,
true OF the Union Pacific in the matter O
salt. The volume of business in each o.
these commodities 10 about equal. with the
disadvantage, perhaps. OF the long hsul
for coke attaching to the Northern Pacific,
a. the chief source of supply would be Ia
coma in Warrington Territory, as the Liv.
insston ovens have about all they can do
to supply Ex-Governor Hauser's smelter at
Wicks alone. For the sake OF argument we
viii submit the figures approximately.
The following figures show the amount OF
salt used by the various mines in and
about Butte per month:
Alice. $40: Noulton, 10; Lexington, $50; Blue
IA AVs 0ASSA INV AhOs VA0 &tOUs ~
This is the haul that the Union Pacific
would have on salt as a certainty. On the
other hand. the Northern Pacific would
have the following traffic on coke, as the
different mines named utilize the product
Of the coke ovens in this proportion:
Parrot, $50; Butte Reduction Works, 400.
Clark's Colusa, 400; Boston & Montana, 500.
OF course, the Boston & Montana Com
pany is still in..the throes of ..perfecting q
plant and this latter sum is only estimated.
So it would seem that by the terms of the
proposed compromise, the Northern Pacific
would make whatever concession in a
of it's share OF the traffic, that
the terms of such an agreement as is pro-
posed would entail.
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Now, in so far as the relations OF the
two great transcontinental lines are con-
,erned, it does not so much matter to
The MINER and to it's great constituency,
The public. as that some sort of an under
standing may be arrived at as will pro- /
note and foster the mining industry of the
One thing is certain, and that is
hat the present tendency of things is to
every industry in Butte and Grip
de the progressive development TO which
he rare resources Of the camp entitle it.
Feeling as we do, therefore, that the pres
mt policy Of the Union Pacific Railway
Company is inimical to the popular inter
as we'll as their own, We would urge
he Butte Board of Trade to call a special
at once to take such action az NAV
eem most likely to promote the public in.
crest.
We cannot condesend to close this, per-
laps somewhat extended article, on the
Alice and salt situation without a most
Urgent appeal to the Butte Board OF Trade
call an early and an urgent meeting to
the seriousness OF. the situation.
consideration of public policy de-
hands this exaction of the Board. Bound up
n this call will be the best interests of Butte.
the Alice be forced to shut down,
It the least estimate, fifteen hundred voices
n this camp. in this city as we
'refer to put it, would be
for the bread OF support.
would be a calamity that cannot be
invited, that can but be repealed. But to
his inevitable conclusions of the argu-
nents that are advanced in the discussion
these excessive charges on salt which are
xacted by the Union Pacific company
N the leading industry of the
ity OF Butte we are forced.
When we come to the consideration of
his question we feel hat this great corpo.
will meet the emergency which con-